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Sense of justice built into the brainA new study from the Karolinska Institute and Stockholm School of Economics shows that the brain has built-in mechanisms that trigger an automatic reaction to someone who refuses to share. In the study publishing next week in the online open access journal PLoS Biology, the subjects' sense of justice was challenged in a two-player monetary fairness game, and their brain activity was simultaneously measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). When bidders made unfair suggestions as to how to share the money, they were often punished by their partners even if it cost them. This reaction to unfairness could be reduced by targeting one specific brain region, the amygdala.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-justice-built-brain.html
NeuroscienceTue, 03 May 2011 17:32:09 ESTnews223662712People control thoughts better when they see their brain activity: studyAs humans face increasing distractions in their personal and professional lives, University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that people can gain greater control over their thoughts with real-time brain feedback.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-people-thoughts-brain.html
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